ADF Inaugurates State Executive Committee With Pomp And Pageantry -

The Akwa Ibom Democratic Forum (ADF) has inaugurated its expanded State Executive Committee comprising 51 members and others.

The event, which took place at Sheergrace Arena, Uyo was the formal inauguration of the Board of Trustees, Elders’ Advisory Council, State Executive members and Local Government Area Coordinators with members of some of the organs drawn from Ikot Ekpene, Uyo and Eket Senatorial Districts.

Performing the inauguration, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who is the Grand Leaders of ADF commended the people of Akwa Ibom State for supporting President Muhammadu Buhari in his fight against corruption and the determination to provide effective leadership to the country.

The Minister, who was represented at the event by the Interim Administrator of NDDC, Mr. Effiong Akwa said, “Leadership is the ability to translate vision into reality, and a great leader is someone that rewrites the peoples’ history.”

The Director General of ADF, Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo described the inauguration of the State Executive Committee of the group as a new dawn in the political evolution of Akwa Ibom State, noting that the group is poised to entrench values and morality into the politics of the State.

Ekpo further noted that “Politics without morality can be likened to a man without conscience. Of course, such a man is a danger to society. They constitute the tribe of subculture people who perpetrate abhorrent and anti-social behaviour in the society.”

The Director General of ADF said the group was a vanguard in the advocacy for dependable leadership, adding; “This is the revolutionary task we have assigned ourselves and with God on our side, and unwavering commitment from us, we would succeed”.

See also PRESS RELEASE Conduct credible, unbiased LG election, Makinde charges OYSIEC …inaugurates commission *'I won't interfere with your activities' Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, inaugurated the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), charging its members to deliver credible, free and fair local government election in the state. The governor stated that the commission, headed by Mr. Isiaka Olagunju, has been saddled with the responsibility of overseeing an election, which outcome will reflect the will of the people. He charged the commission to, within the shortest possible time, make the will of the people prevail by conducting a local government election that is unbiased. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor, while speaking at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, venue of the swearing-in, said his administration is ready to conduct the local government election, as it has allocated money for OYSIEC in the 2020 Budget. He promised that his administration would not interfere with the activities of the commission. He said: "I want to thank the House of Assembly for confirming you in a timely manner. I hope that you will also imbibe the sense of urgency and conduct credible local government election in Oyo State within the shortest possible time. “We knew this would come and we already allocated money in the Oyo State Budget for this year to conduct the election. Within the shortest possible time, please give us elected officials at the local government level that are known to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria." Governor Makinde, who said he has not yet indicated whether he will be running for another term in 2023 or not, as it is too early to be thinking of that for now, appealed to the opposition in the state not to overheat the polity. He urged politicians not to see elections as war or a do-or-die affair, but allow the will of people to prevail. "Some parties said they want to unseat me in 2023. It is okay, but I have not indicated the interest to run in 2023, as it is still too early. I may or may not. I have a second address and that is what we want to encourage in our space. “This board will have free hand. If they want to unseat me, it's fine; but they should contest and win many councillorship seats as much as possible so that we can know they are really serious. I will encourage them and others to contest in 2023. "Who knows who is going to be alive in the next hour? We are only sure of this moment. So, they should calm down. Elections should never be war or a do-or-die affair. Election in a democracy should be about the will of the people.” He added that members of the board are men and women of integrity with track records, admonishing them to do the work that will make people of the state proud of them. "I believe that the mandate of this board is to conduct an inclusive election. So, gone are the days when the governor of the state will manipulate matter so that some political parties will not field candidates. We are not here to play games. "So, I am saying to this board that the will of the people must remain sacrosanct. We have sent your names to the House of Assembly. We believe you are men and women of integrity. I have met one or two of you personally. It is not about the political party but the interest of the state and I believe the state will be proud of you,” he said. Speaking on behalf of the board members shortly after the swearing-in, the chairman, Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr. Olagunju, assured the people of the state that the board will conduct a credible and transparent local government election. He called on the people to have confidence and trust in the commission, adding that they will not be biased towards any political party and that the will of the people will prevail. Olagunju said: "The essence of inaugurating the board is to organise and manage local government election; that is our mandate and we have to follow it. "We were just inaugurated today. We need to go back to the office, see what is happening before we can talk about when to hold the election. It is possible this year but everything depends on the circumstances that we find ourselves when we get to the office. "When His Excellency was inaugurating the commission, he gave us the mandate that we must ensure that the will of the people prevail and that it is sacrosanct. So, we want to assure the people of Oyo State that we will conduct a transparent, credible and acceptable election. "I can also assure that people will have confidence and trust in the commission. It will be our joy that all political parties will participate in the election process. The governor has also said that we should not favour any party, because he is not in support of impartiality." The Board members include: Comrade Adeniji Babatunde, Alhaja Ganiyat Saka, Mr. Emmanuel Olanrewaju, Chief Kunmi Agboola, Mr. Aderemi Ayoade, Mr. Sunday Falana and Mr. Adeojo Elias. The swearing-in was attended by the Deputy Governor, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan; Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun; Chief of Staff, Chief Bisi Ilaka; Head of Service, Mrs. Ololade Agboola and other cabinet members, as well as chieftains of the PDP in the state, led by the chairman, Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha. Signed: Taiwo Adisa Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde September 3, 2020.

Obongemem Ekperikpe also said that the Group adopted Senator Godswill Akpabio as a model and exemplar because of his outstanding and dependable leadership style.

“The motto of ADF, which is DEPENDABLE LEADERSHIP, led us through a painstaking search for who would serve as our model and exemplar in dependable leadership. Though we did not have to search for too long or go too far, since visible deliverables of good and dependable leadership inundate the Akwa Ibom landscape as evidence of performance wrought between 2007-2015 by His Excellency, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON, the simplicity, candour, commitment, compassion and the ever unbridled quest to make a difference, identify him as a perfect example of a dependable leader. … we adopted him as our GRAND LEADER to serve as a compass to others that God has given, and would give an opportunity to serve”, Ekperikpe said.

The Chairman of the occasion, Dr. Maurice Ebong, said that ADF was founded on the cannon of dependable leadership, advising members of the group to always uphold the tenets and principles of dependable leadership.
The Chairman, Board of Trustees of ADF, Group Captain Sam Enwang (rtd) described the inauguration of the State Executive Committee of ADF as a platform that would launch Akwa Ibom State to a higher height.

He commended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs for considering to team up with the group, and called for synergy with other splinter groups to give the State a dependable leader.

The event was well attended by ADF members and APC faithful across the State,

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ADF Inaugurates State Executive Committee With Pomp And Pageantry

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